Battle plan · Sun & Moon
How to beat Hala (Kahuna)
Hala’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight in Sun & Moon. Add your own team to see who to lead with.
Stuck on a trial or a rival?
Pick one for their whole team, or their type. Pick two for a dual type.
Quick picks for Sun & Moon
Island challenge
Before the Elite Four
Elite Four and Champion
Hala: 6 good catches.
Their team
MankeyLv 14Fighting typeMoves: Fighting and Dark
MakuhitaLv 14Fighting typeMoves: Fighting and Normal
CrabrawlerLv 15Fighting typeMoves: Dark and Fighting
Hit it with
Best hit · how many of their 3 Pokémon it hits super effectively.
Flying2× · 3/3Psychic2× · 3/3Fairy2× · 3/3
Good to catch
Catchable before Hala in Sun & Moon.
6 take normal hits from their moves.
Pom-pom OricorioElectricFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3 of 3Air Cutter · Lv 13takes 1×Melemele Meadow
VullabyDarkFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3 of 3Pluck · Lv 10takes 1×Route 3 (flying shadows)Moon only
RuffletNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3 of 3Wing Attack · Lv 10takes 1×Route 3 (flying shadows)Sun only
WingullWaterFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3 of 3Wing Attack · Lv 8takes 1×Route 1
SpearowNormalFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3 of 3Aerial Ace · learns at 15takes 1×Route 2
ZubatPoisonFlyinghits 2× with Flying · 3 of 3Wing Attack · Lv 13takes 1×Hau’oli Cemetery
Slot by slot
What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.
MankeyLv 14
Beat it withWingullhits 2× · Wing Attack · Lv 8
WallCutiefly takes ½×Route 2
MakuhitaLv 14
Beat it withWingullhits 2× · Wing Attack · Lv 8
WallDrifloon takes 0×Hau’oli Cemetery
CrabrawlerLv 15
Beat it withWingullhits 2× · Wing Attack · Lv 8
WallCutiefly takes ½×Route 2